How Do I Add a Newline Using Printf?
How Do I Add a New Line to a Print Command Using Printf? Printf "I Want This on a New Line!" I Thought It Would Be Something Like This but It Didn't Work...
How do I add a new line to a print command using printf?
printf "I want this on a new line!"
I thought it would be something like this but it didn't work
printf "/n I want this on a new line!/n"
Thanks in advance for the help!
2 Answers
To write a newline use \n not /n the latter is just a slash and a n
Try this:
printf '\n%s\n' 'I want this on a new line!'
That allows you to separate the formatting from the actual text. You can use multiple placeholders and multiple arguments.
quantity=38; price=142.15; description='advanced widget'
$ printf '%8d%10.2f %s\n' "$quantity" "$price" "$description"
38 142.15 advanced widget
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